Matthew J. Kirby





Matthew J. Kirby

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Matthew Kirby was born in Utah, and grew up in Maryland, California, and Hawaii. As an undergraduate he majored in history, and then went on to pursue an M.S. in school psychology. For ten months out of the year he works with students, and during the rest of the year he writes. He and his wife currently live in northern Utah.



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Really quick, I just wanted to let everyone know that one of the spots in my Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers workshop has opened back up. So if you wanted to take my class, but didn’t get in, now is your chance. And let me also take a moment to once again recommend the [...] read more »
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Average rating: 3.98 · 2,016 ratings · 627 reviews · 4 distinct works
The Clockwork Three
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 1,392 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions
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Icefall
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 615 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
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Infinity Ring: Book 5
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013
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“In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier.”
Matthew J. Kirby, Icefall

“He waved to the city and said good-bye.
The city responded by carrying on the way it always did, traffic moving forward uninterrupted, without slowing, as if it were trying to demonstrate its permanence and show him it would still be there if he ever wanted to return. That promise was the best and only thing he could ask of it.”
Matthew J. Kirby, The Clockwork Three

“I hate them!' she cried. 'It's not fair!'
'No, it isn't,' Frederick said gently.
'I can't do it all!'
'No. You can't.' After a long moment he said, 'But you can do what you can.'
'And what if that isn't enough?'
Frederick held her shoulders and took a step back. He looked in her eyes. 'Enough for what?'
'For my family.'
'What more could they ask for than what you've given?”
Matthew J. Kirby, The Clockwork Three

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